METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC STIMULATION
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a generator system comprising a field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip or a application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip;
wherein the generator system generates at least one stimulus which is a continuous symmetric wave form; and
at least one electrode or electromagnet system via which the at least one generated stimulus may be administered to a patient or an electrosensitive tissue.
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Abstract
Advances have been made in electrical stimulation for medical, diagnostic and therapeutic uses, including cutaneous uses and non-cutaneous uses (such as medical implant devices). The novel systems are based on a modulated continuous symmetric wave-form especially at a high-frequency (1 kHz-50,000 kHz), especially devices including a FPGA or ASCI chip. Such electrical systems finally make possible safe, miniaturized medical devices small enough to be hand-held or implantable. A high-frequency symmetric waveform is used to synthesize a low-frequency sine wave.
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44 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a generator system comprising a field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip or a application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip;
wherein the generator system generates at least one stimulus which is a continuous symmetric wave form; and
at least one electrode or electromagnet system via which the at least one generated stimulus may be administered to a patient or an electrosensitive tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43)
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17. A medical device comprising:
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a generator system that generates a particular harmonic frequency by maximizing at least two or more different frequencies which differ from the particular harmonic frequency;
at least one electrode or electromagnet system via which the particular harmonic frequency may be administered to a patient or an electrosensitive tissue. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 44)
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21. A miniaturized medical device for generating a stimulus receivable by electrosensitive tissue, comprising:
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a stimulus-generating system that generates a stimulus; and
an electrode or electromagnet system through which the stimulus can be delivered to electrosensitive tissue, wherein the device is a size that is hand-held or smaller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of generating medically-useable electrical stimulation, comprising:
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within a device of a size that is hand-held or smaller, generating at least one electrical stimulus having a continuous symmetric waveform and having a high frequency in a range of about 1 kHz to 50,000 kHz;
providing the at least one electrical stimulus to an electrode or electromagnet system wherein the electrode or electromagnet system is contactable with an electrosensitive tissue or a patient. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of electrically stimulating electrosensitive tissue, comprising:
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within a device of a size that is hand-held or smaller, generating at least one electrical stimulus having a continuous symmetric wave form;
applying the at least one electrical stimulus to an electrosensitive tissue. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 41)
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